Total Crime Rate

194.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 194.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 100.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wilderness Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 97th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilderness Lane (B43 7RT) in the last 12 months was 194.1 per 1,000 residents and was 141.4% higher than the Charlemont with Grove Vale average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilderness Lane (B43 7RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arran Close, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Merrion'S Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Charlemont with Grove Vale

Crime Over Time in Wilderness Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arran Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arran Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arran Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arran Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arran Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arran Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arran Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arran Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arran Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waltdene Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Peak House Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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